4chan Luring Singles to Times Square With Fake OKCupid Profiles
From the department of the bizarre. 4chan users are making fake profiles on OkCupid and other dating sites to lure what they are calling “forever alone” dudes to Times Square and film them on a webcam. Supposedly there is going to be a flash mob Friday,...Online Dating Industry Links 3-25-11
Just got off the phone with an investment advisory firm with a couple hundred billion under management. Money, as usual, continues to look for places to go/grow. Creative uses of the Hunch API. Hunch has long offered an API to allow developers and tinkerers to tap...Welcome to Hook Chas up
For several years now I have been enticing people to play matchmaker on my behalf by offering two around the world business class airline tickets on the one year anniversary of my marrying someone they introduced me to. Getting your “personal brand” out...Truth In Advertising
Someecards sent out their weekly update. This was the first one I saw. At least this guy is honest.Webinar: Top 7 Paywall Site Tests
If you work for a paywall site — or market memberships, subscriptions, or paid content — you won’t want to miss this Thursday’s webinar from WhichTestWon.com’s sister publication, Subscription Site Insider: Best Subscription Marketing A/B...Ashley Madison Guarantees You Will Have An Affair
Ashley Madison guarantees you will have an affair on the service or your money back. If you don’t find someone within the initial three months after purchasing the “Affair Guarantee” Membership Package, they will refund you $249. Match gives you six...Introduction to Online Dating Insider
It’s time for a quick hello to new readers. My name is David Evans and I have been writing about the business of online dating at Online Dating Insider since 2002. I’ve been a consultant my entire career; for several years I have provided consulting and advisory...Dating Industry Links 3-21-11
Great to see Match add a fundraiser link for the disaster in Japan. Any other sites doing this? Lots of dating sites are experimenting with gamification (game play mechanics), including Are You Interested and CupidsPlay. Gamification is not Game Design talks about...Project Amicus: Location-Based Dating For Everyone
Grindr founder Joel Simkhai and I jumped on Skype to talk about his new location-based dating application, code name Project Amicus. Here’s the blog post announcement and Joels SXSW presentation, OnlineDating2.0. Trying a new podcast player here, let me know if...
From 2002-2019, David Evans helped entrepreneurs, investors, and the media, make sense of the online dating industry.
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